Ask HN: My side project is ramen-profitable. What do I do now?

Re:Ask HN: My side project is ramen-profitable. What do I do... by onli on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:32AM (#11619948)

I see no real traffic data on that page ;) But yes, this is very far from a high traffic website, and the main profit comes from using it as a tool to build recommendations for user asking for them on other sites, like reddit.

I agree with all your limitations, even the potential problem with affiliate programs – while the one I work with is generally trustworthy, I indeed observed sales that they never registered.

I learned a lot from the site and it was worth it even if that were the end now, lessons I'd take to the next project, but I feel there is still a lot that can be done without going all in and counting on it getting huge.

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Re:Ask HN: My side project is ramen-profitable. What do I do... by noauth on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:48PM (#11624874)

I was development lead for an affiliate program that never launched. One of the requirements was a percentage and threshold to basically hide actions that should have generated revenue for the affiliate. I refused initially but then the customer insisted that this was industry standard. I don't know if my experience is an outlier but it definately happens.

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